Level 3 Early Years Teaching Assistant Apprentice
Hertfordshire County Council
Hertford (SG13 7QW)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 5 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 December 2025
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Summary
Hertford Heath Primary and Nursery School are looking for an apprentice to assist nursery/ reception staff, as part of EYFS team, in working with children on their education and social development and provide a high quality of care.
- Wage
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£11,778 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Early years educator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, working hours TBC
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 30 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Under the direction and supervision of qualified staff assist in the delivery of activities enhancing children’s social and educational development implementing effective assessment procedures
- Assist in setting up and clearing away of displays and activities, including ensuring that the materials and equipment are safe and clean
- Attend to children’s personal needs including assisting with children at mealtimes
- Exchange information with parents/ carers if requested by the class teacher
- Assist other staff with the assessment procedures and systems to ensure children’s progress and their records are maintained
The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may from time to time be necessary.
Learning is supported by 20% off the job time (taken in school) and may also require assignments to be completed during your own time.
Where you'll work
Woodland Road
Hertford Heath
Hertford
SG13 7QW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Training course
Early years educator (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
- Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
- Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
- Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
- Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
- Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
- Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
- Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
- Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
- Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
- Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
- Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
- Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
- Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
- Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
- Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
- Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
- Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
- Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
- Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
- Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
- Recognise when a child or a colleague is in danger or at risk of abuse and act to protect them in line with safeguarding policy and procedure.
- Apply legislation, policy and procedure to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of children in the setting (for example, food safety, diets, starting solid food, allergies, COSHH, and accidents, injuries, and emergencies).
- Apply the principles of risk assessment and risk management within documentation and practice.
- Teach children to develop skills to manage risk and maintain their own and others safety.
- Use a range of communication methods, including technology, with other professionals to meet the individual needs of the child.
- Develop and maintain effective professional, collaborative relationships with others involved in the education and care of the child.
- Undertake the role and responsibilities of key person.
- Recognise and apply theories of attachment to develop effective relationships with children.
- Provide sensitive and respectful personal care for children from birth to 5 years.
- Advocate for all children’s needs, including children which require SEND or EAL support.
- Promote and facilitate children’s interpersonal communication to develop their social interactions and relationships.
- Support children to develop a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
- Support children to understand and respond to their emotions and make considered choices about their behaviours.
- Assess the responsiveness of the environment for effective child-centred experiences in line with curriculum requirements.
- Create inclusive, child-centred, dynamic, innovative, and evolving physical environments both indoors and outdoors.
- Create inclusive and supportive emotional environment that enables the child to feel safe, secure, respected and experience a sense of wellbeing; maintaining and prioritising the individual child’s voice.
- Apply strategies that support children’s ability to manage change, transition, and significant events.
- Analyse observation evidence to assess and plan holistic individual learning based on a comprehensive understanding of the child’s needs and interests.
- Facilitate and support child-centred opportunities and experiences based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
- Provide adult led opportunities and experience based on the setting's curriculum and pedagogy.
- Use reflection to develop themselves both professionally and personally.
Training schedule
- Early Years Educator Level 3
- Training will include paediatric first aid qualification
Training will take place in the setting; online sessions will be delivered remotely with regular meetings with the tutor.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- Occasionally exposed to emotionally demanding behaviours and situations as a result of attending to children’ personal needs and assisting with behaviour management
- Resolves day to day problems in relation to learning and play activities
- Requires normal physical effort, with a mixture of sitting, walking and carrying minor loads with short periods of greater physical effort, such as lifting children where necessary
- Assembly and clearing away of equipment
- Work is normally carried out in a nursery or reception setting, where there is regular exposure to noise or other unpleasant conditions such as nappy changing
About this employer
Hertford Heath Primary School & Nursery is a one-form entry school. We admit 26 children to our Nursery class (with 30-hour places available) and 30 children to Reception and above. It is situated in the village and therefore has all the benefits of a village school; a nurturing atmosphere where all members of staff know all the children and their families.
https://www.hertfordheath.herts.sch.uk/welcome/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Successful completion of this apprenticeship may lead to a permanent role at Hertford Heath Primary School subject to available vacancies.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005285.
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Closes in 19 days (Monday 5 January 2026 at 11:59pm)
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